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![Definition of the fuel cell module as part of a fuel cell energy system, as generally defined in norm IEC 62282-2-100, or VDE 0130-2-100:2021-04 Brennstoffzellentechnologien [IEC 62282-2-100:2020]](https://www.h2-international.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/8-Bild2.png)
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Reuther STC insolvent again
The steel construction company Reuther STC GmbH from Fürstenwalde, Brandenburg is bankrupt once more. On June 1, 2022, insolvency proceedings were opened – for the second time. As the state broadcaster, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB), reported, Reuther had already been “as good as bankrupt before the pandemic,” since, in 2019, a 7-million-euro order from Senvion for over 15 towers for wind turbines had been dissolved because of its insolvency. “We then went to court and filed for bankruptcy,” recalled sales manager Christian Klingelstein. With support from the region, the company was able to save itself by using its know-how additionally for the construction of hydrogen containers from now on. So 165 of the previously imperiled jobs were saved. (more…)
Former Opel CEO has changed companies and moved to Nikola.
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Former Opel CEO Michael Lohscheller has changed companies and moved to Nikola. At the end of February 2022, the US commercial vehicle manufacturer announced that Lohscheller had been appointed president of the company. So after just four months as managing director of Vietnamese automaker VinFast, he resigned from this office. Prior to that, he had spent four years running Opel Automobile GmbH. (more…)
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Cellcentric overcomes major obstacle
How the new cellcentric site should look – green spaces, including on the factory roofs, © cellcentric
A positive result in a community poll has apparently cleared the way for cellcentric to press ahead with its plans to mass-produce fuel cells in the German town of Weilheim an der Teck. Cellcentric – a 50-50 joint venture by Daimler Truck and Volvo – is expected to start building its new factory in the course of the year. Preparations for the highly automated manufacturing facility have “already come a very long way,” H2-international was informed. (more…)
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Changan starts mass production
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Changan Automobile announced in early June 2022 that it was building the infrastructure for mass production of the SL03. Under the auto brand Deep Blue, the SL03 is to be immediately obtainable in China for, translated, 30,000 USD. The e-car is based on the electric drive platform EPA1 and is offered in three variations: purely electric, with range extender and with fuel cell. With hydrogen, a range of 700 km (400 mi) should be possible. However, it is not yet clear when exactly the H2 model will be available and how many of the units will be produced. Technology partners for the SL03 are CATL and Huawei.
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